WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters. The waterslide made to look like the type Mayan Temple found in Mexico sends terrified thrill-seekers up to 35-miles-per-hour down a 60-foot-long chute through a tunnel surrounded by 14-foot-long nurse sharks and Caribbean Reef sharks swimming in crystal clear waters.Aptly called “The Leap of Faith” – the terror-slide is part of the incredible Aquaventure, Paradise Island resort of the Bahamas. Vice President of Marine Operations, Mark Gsellman explained why the slide is so popular with the visitors to his resort
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .